Bulgaria vs Italy: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
10.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
11.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
44th
Italy rank
41st
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 11.29 million tonnes against 10.29 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10,585 tonnes | 8.14 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 85,738 tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 11.54 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 359,072 tonnes | 18.21 million tonnes | 17.85 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 948,242 tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 22.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.73 million tonnes | 29.74 million tonnes | 28.01 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 2.59 million tonnes | 33.43 million tonnes | 30.85 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.35 million tonnes | 23.83 million tonnes | 18.48 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 10.63 million tonnes | 27.60 million tonnes | 16.97 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 31.05 million tonnes | 31.37 million tonnes | 319,410 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 33.14 million tonnes | 32.25 million tonnes | 888,480 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 39.14 million tonnes | 51.48 million tonnes | 12.35 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 31.78 million tonnes | 57.54 million tonnes | 25.75 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.80 million tonnes | 64.57 million tonnes | 34.77 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 26.53 million tonnes | 51.71 million tonnes | 25.18 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 17.19 million tonnes | 22.20 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 11.29 million tonnes against 10.29 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 1.01 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 41st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.